Disqus - Latest Comments for Brian Kissel

Re: Making OpenID a little easier

Brian Kissel — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:29:06 -0000

Hi Todd,

Thanks for the kind words. We created the ID Selector for just the reason you've suggested. Have you looked at OpenID-enabling your site? Let us know if we can help, we have open source libraries http://openidenabled.com/ and there's a good tutorial by Joseph Smarr of Plaxo on how to implement it at http://www.plaxo.com/api/openid_recipe. Once you're up on OpenID, implementing the ID Selector should only take a couple of minutes.

Cheers, Brian

Re: OpenID - Good or Bad?

Brian Kissel — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:32:50 -0000

Another option for making it easier to login to an OpenID-enabled site is an OpenID Selector widget called ID Selector (www.idselector.com). Pretty easy to install (5 mins or less) and very intuitive for users.

Re: 2008/06/17/favorit-rss-launches/

Brian Kissel — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:21:28 -0000

Following up on Adam Ostrow's comments, you can improve the OpenID login experience with ID Selector (www.idselector.com). With this universal login widget, the user only has to select their OpenID provider from a picklist, enter their account name (not the full OpenID URL), and login.

The ID Selector remembers user preferences, thereby providing "single click login" on return visits. The user doesn't have to type in anything.

Additionally, the ID Selector remembers your preferences across sites so that you get single click login across all websites using it. There's a list of some sites using ID Selector at https://www.idselector.com/site/enabled

Re: 2009/02/05/facebook-openid/

Brian Kissel — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:17:19 -0000

For a look at what an integrated Facebook and OpenID user experience can be like in production, check out the following websites:

http://uservoice.com/session/new
https://www.mixx.com/login?return=http%3A%2F%2F...
http://www.kalydo.com/#openid
http://www.interscope.com/

Re: Adding Social Features to Your Blog

Brian Kissel — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:00:39 -0000

If you'd like to just benefit from allowing new visitors to register and login using an existing account from AOL, Google, Facebook, MySpace, Yahoo or any OpenID account, check out RPX (http://rpxnow.com). You can see it in action at http://www.interscope.com or http://www.uservoice.com and a summary of the data you'll be able to get from the various providers at http://blog.janrain.com/2008/12/rpx-addresses-u...

Re: Taking a Stand to Promote OpenID

Brian Kissel — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:06:10 -0000

Several previous comments suggest that using OpenID isn't as intuitive as it could be, which is limiting adoption and usage. You might want to check out JanRain's ID Selector (www.idselector.com) which was designed to address this specific market need. You can read reviews on it at https://www.idselector.com/site/testimonials and see a screen cast demo at https://www.idselector.com/site/screencast. You can also see it in production at http://claimid.com/# or http://www.twitterfeed.com/auth/login/

Re: Facebook Is on the Board. And Now?

Brian Kissel — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:13:48 -0000

To see an integrated Facebook and OpenID login in production, check out any of the following websites:

http://uservoice.com/session/new
https://www.mixx.com/login?return=http%3A%2F%2F...
http://www.kalydo.com/#openid
http://www.interscope.com/

Re: OpenID and Identity Services

Brian Kissel — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:18:43 -0000

At present there are nearly 14,000 OpenID enabled websites (http://janrain.com/blog/2008/05/). Most are user generated content sites - wikis, blogs, discussion groups, social networks, etc. Further, there are nearly 400 million OpenID enabled users, although many of these are not active or may not even know that they have an OpenID since they were passively provisioned by the likes of AOL and Yahoo.
We are starting to see OpenID expand into more mainstream applications such as media (CNN Political Market), group productivity applications (37 Signals), and business contact management (Plaxo).
What is required for the acceleration of OpenID adoption will be easier deployment models for website operators and more intuitive end user tools. One example of this is a recently released OpenID login widget, ID Selector (wwww.idselector.com).
The OpenID Foundation and the companies supporting OpenID (Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL, Google, IBM, BBC, Verisign, JanRain, France Telecom, etc.) also continue to promote adoption of OpenID while enhancing the associated products and services.
As the dialog continues, we'll learn more about when and where OpenID-based solutions can address market needs.